Fruit and vegetable parer and slicer.



S. NAGASSI-L FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PARER AND SLICER.

APPLIUATION FILED P3128, 1907.

FIG; .1.

PATEN TED MAR. 10, 1908 PALIEINT OFFICE.

SOSAKU NAGASSE? OF LO'SLANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PARER ANDv SLICER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

, Patented March 10, 1908.

Application filed February 28, 1907. SerialNo. 359,929.

To'all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SOSAKU NAeAssE, a

subject of the Em eror of Japan, residing at Los Angeles, in t e county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fruit and Vegetable Parers and Slicers; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others" skilled in the art. to which it apfitertains tomake and use the same.

y invention is an improved fruit and.

vegetable peeler, scraper and slicer similar in construction to my prior application, Serial No. 321,410, and it. consists in the construction, combination and arran ement-of devices hereinafter described an claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of an implement embodylng my invention, showing the same arranged for use in peeling and scraping fruit and vegetables; and Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the same arranged for use for slicing fruits and vegetables;

The blade 1 of my improved implement is provided at one side with a sharpened edge 2 for slicing and peeling, and is rovided at the opposite side with a serratec edge 3 for scraping. At theends of the said blades are a pair of parallel arms i, each of which has a longitudinal slot 5. At the corners formed by the union of the said arms with the ends of the blade and at the serrated edge of the latter are projectin cutter points 6, which are employedtor ta ing out the eyes ofpotatoes. i y

In connection with the blade I employ .a

handle 7, which has a broadened end 8 provided with parallel sides 9 and having its outer end 10 beveled onone side, as at 11. The arms 4 of the blade engage the arallel sides 9 of the broadened end of the iandle, and the said blade is adjustably and pivotally connected to the handle by set, screws 12, which operate in the slots 5. p

For peeling and scraping purposes, the blade is securedto the hand e Z. as shown in Fig. 1, with its arms 4 parallel with the. handle and its cutting edge adjusted to an appropriate distance from the edge 10 of the handle. The pe vel 11 of the handle readily clears the peelings which pass between the cutting edge 2 and the end 10. B adjusting the blade toward or from the en 10, which may be readily done by means of the set screws 12in the slotted arms 4, the thickness of the peelings may be predetermined and hence waste of fruit orvegetab'les avoided.

In order to use the implement for slicing purposes, the blade must be turned with one of its flat sides disposed op osite one of the fiat sides of the handle" an with its arms 4 disposed at right angles to the handle, as shown inFig. 2. any desired distance from the handle according to the required thickness of the slices.

At the outer end of the handle, I show a cutter 13, which is made of sharpened wire or the like, and may be in the shape of a bird, flower or any other suitable desi and is provided with a rod 14, whichro is inserted in the end of the handle. The said cutter 13 may be used for cutting vegetable or fruit slices or for making stamped figures on mashed potatoes, pats of butter, cakes and other articles.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood without re uiring a more extended explanation.

l-Iaving thus described-my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letbeveled end, in combination with a blade s aced from and extending across said beve ed end and having aslotted arm connected by a set screw to said longitudinal side of the handle for longitudinal and pivotal movement with respect thereto to enable said blade to be adjusted toward and from said beveled end of the handle and to be also disposed at an angle with respect to the handle, substantially as described.

2. The herein-described fruit and vegetable peeler, scraper and slicer comprising the blade having the shar )ened edge at one side, aserrated scra ing e ge at its opposite side, eye-cutting points at its ends, parallel- The blade may be set at slotted arms extending from its ends, in 5 In testimony whereof I have llerefinto set combination with e handle beveled at one l my hand in presence of two subscribing witend havmg parallel sides for engagement by E nesses.

the arms of the blade, and set-screws adjust l SOSAKU NAGASSE. ably securing said blade to the handle and Witnesses:

operating in said slotted arms of said blade, G. E. HARPHAM,

substantially as set forth. S. B. AUSTIN. 

